FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says a teenager who has been missing from Montana for weeks could be in the area of southern Colorado. Jade Hoff, 17, was last seen on May 25 in Helena, Montana. She’s described as 5’11”, 135 lbs with light brown hair and hazel eyes. The
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says a 53-year-old man from Pueblo West died in a rafting trip Friday after he was thrown from the raft and drifted downstream in the Arkansas River. It happened about five miles from Canon City at the Narrows Rapid, which is a class IV-V rapid
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The voices of protesters in Colorado are being heard by the same people they have often criticized for lack of action in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement officers. On Thursday, as demonstrations continued for a sixth day, the state’s 22 district attorneys released a letter calling for
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Fremont County has received approval from the Governor’s Office and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for its variance to reopen certain businesses within the county. The county announced the approval Thursday morning and said the variance to reopen includes measures for social distancing and safety. It takes
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There were two surprising developments Wednesday regarding the ongoing financial struggle of small businesses in Cañon City affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark Greksa, owner of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, said he’ll be forced to close permanently if Fremont County doesn’t receive a variance allowing merchants to reopen by June 1. “We’ve been closed
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Memorial Day weekend — the start of Colorado’s popular whitewater rafting season — is just two weeks away. But with the state’s continuing safer-at-home order, outfitters are wondering if officials will relax health restrictions and allow those businesses to reopen. Most outfitters earn most of their money during the season’s
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Department of Public Health & Environment is increasing its capacity for testing people who are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19. The testing site is at the FDCPHE Building on 201 N. 6th Street in Cañon City. It’s open Mondays from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8:30
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Department of Public Health and Environment has submitted a variance request to the state in an effort to reopen local restaurants, churches, gyms and outdoor recreation. The state’s Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment received the request on Wednesday, and should have an answer by Friday
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Businesses are allowed to reopen with restrictions, but a local celebration in Cañon City is being put on hold because of concerns that too many people are gathering and ignoring social distancing. That’s why Cañon City Mayor Ashley Smith has requested a stop to the town’s Friday Night Cruises. “I
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Ask most guides in Colorado and they’ll tell you this is essential travel: the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park is reopening to vehicle traffic on Friday after a closure because of coronavirus. For $20 a car load, you can drive across the highest suspension bridge in America and take in
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Some locally owned businesses in Fremont County are taking their products online after having to close their doors because of COVID-19. The Greater Cañon City Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Florence Chamber of Commerce are encouraging people to shop locally whenever possible, instead of relying on big box stores that
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CHSAA, the governing body of high school sports in Colorado, cancels spring high school sports.
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The Fremont County town of Cañon City hasn’t escaped the economic struggles that have affected so many small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Mayor Ashley Smith sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, asking for more help for local merchants. Smith said that of the businesses remaining open, most are receiving no more
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Department of Public Health and Environment says it’s investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care facility in Canon City after two residents tested positive for the coronavirus. The department issued a news release Tuesday saying that COVID-19 tests were administered to all 35 patients at Canon
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — On the same day that Teller County reported its first case of coronavirus, Fremont County says a woman has tested positive for COVID-19. The woman’s age hasn’t been given, but health officials are working on identifying people she may have had close contact with. Colorado has 720 people tested positive
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The Canon City girls basketball team loses to Mullen in the Class 4A playoffs 70-33.
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — A 54-year-old woman is dead after being thrown from her vehicle during a rollover crash that happened Friday afternoon on Highway 50 in Canon City. The crash happened around 2:21 p.m. near Berry Parkway, according to Canon City police. Police say that a lone woman was driving when the rollover
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Winter weather is causing some delays on this Tuesday morning. Watch the livestream for Good Morning Colorado. Click here for the current weather conditions. Click here to view the school delays and closures. Click here to check the traffic map.
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) – Firefighters from Pueblo West and Pueblo are responding to a fire at a mobile home in Pueblo West. Crews were called to the 200 block of E. George Ave., just before 3 a.m. Monday. The fire was put out in about 25 minutes and involved two RVs. The ceiling to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Six people had to be rescued after the vehicle they were in dropped off the side of Old Stage Rd. in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Fire Department tells KRDO Newschannel 13 that crews were called to the scene around 1:15 a.m. Monday. Crews from the Broadmoor Fire Department also
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